Improvement in plows



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SIMEON T. PEEK, OF PENFIELD, GEORGIA.

IM PROVEM ENT IN PLOWS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 26,289, dated November29, 1859.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SIMEON T. PEEK, of Penlield,in the county of Greeneand State of Georgia, have invented a new and Improved Plow; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings,making a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a side viewof my invention. Fig.

2 is a horizontal section of the same, taken in tremely simple andefficient connection is obtained, bolts and rods being avoided, and theshare very readily attached to and detached from the foot-bar.

To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand and construct myinvention, I will proceed to describe it. 7

A represents the beam of the plow, B the handles, and C a support orbrace to the same.

These parts are of usual construction, and therefore do not require aminute description.

D is the foot-bar, constructed of metal, and of curved form, as shownclearly in Fig. 1. This foot-bar may be attached to the beam in anyproper way. The body or main portion of the foot-bar is of usualconstruction, but its lower part is different, as shown moreparticularly in Fig. 3. It will be seen by referring to this figure thata recess or rahbet, a, is formed at the lower end of the foot-bar, and ashoulder, 12, produced thereby. At the upper end of this shoulder, andateach side, there is a lateral projection, c, and on the upper surface ofthe rabbet there is a pin or teat, d.

E is share, which may be of the form shown in Fig. 4, or other suitableshape. The upper or back end of this share is notched or recessed, asshown at e in Fig. 4, said notch or recess being sutficiently wide toreceive the shoulder b, the back ends], of the share at each side of therecess fittingunderneath the projections c c. In the share a hole, 9, ismade to receive the pin or teat d.

At the face side of the foot-bar D there is a projection, 71., throughwhich the fulcrum-pin h of a lever, F, passes. This lever F is curved,

corresponding to the curvature of the foot-bar D, and between the upperend of lever F and the foot-bar a curved wedge, G, is interposed, whichwedge presses the lower end of the lever firmly on the upper part of theshare and;

in connection with the projections c c,preveu ts the same from movingupward from its seat, the pin or teat d, and the fitting of theshoulder 1) in the recess preventing any lateral movement of the share.

By this arrangement a very simple and efli:

cient connection is obtained, all rods and bolts avoided, and one thatwill admit of a very ready adjustment of the share to the foot-bar.Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

The manner of attaching the share E to the foot-bar D--to wit, havingthe back part of the share notched and fittedin a rabbet, a, in i thefoot-bar, and receiving the shoulder 11, formed by the rabbet, while theendsfot' the share fit underneath the projections c c, and the lever Fis pressed on the outer side of the share by means of the wedgeGsubstantially as shown.

S. T. PEEK.

Witnesses: Y

WILLIAM A. COLGLOUGH, J OHN G. HOLTZGLAW.

